The Board
Meet our Board of Trustees
Meet the distinguished members of our Board of Trustees, visionary leaders and professionals who provide strategic direction, governance, and oversight for LEAD Community Foundation. Their expertise, commitment, and passion for mental health advocacy, education, and community development help drive our mission of promoting mental health literacy and fostering healthier, more informed communities.
Trustees
Kelvin Opiepie
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Kelvin Opiepie is the Founder and CEO of LEAD Community Foundation, where he has spent over seven years advancing mental health awareness through advocacy, community engagement, leadership development, and innovative social impact initiatives. His work is centered on promoting mental health literacy, empowering young people, and fostering resilient communities through collaboration and innovation.
He currently serves on the Global Lived Experience Advisory Board (GLEAB) for the GALENOS Project, in partnership with MQ Mental Health Research, helping to bridge the gap between lived experience and mental health research. He also contributes to the Lancet Psychiatry Standing Commission, supporting efforts to shape a global mental health research agenda informed by the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition, Kelvin contributes to research initiatives with King’s College London through the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets project and has supported publications with University College London, championing co-production and research approaches that place lived experience at the heart of knowledge creation.
Beyond his executive leadership and research contributions, Kelvin serves on the boards and advisory committees of several nonprofit organizations, providing strategic guidance on governance, leadership, youth development, and social impact.
Through leadership, board service, advocacy, research collaboration, and strategic partnerships, he remains committed to advancing mental health awareness and driving meaningful, lasting change in communities locally and globally.
Wale Agboola
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Wale Agboola is a dynamic crusader, writer, philosopher and success coach. A revelational teacher of God’s word and an inspirational conference speaker, who has motivated people and organizations into realities by addressing critical issues affecting every aspect of human, social and spiritual development.
The Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of PWA GLOBAL LTD & GSGI PUBLISHING.
An Administrative Analyst and consultant in Business Planning and Profit control.
He is the Convener of ‘ACHIEVE SUCCESS WITH PWA‘ an initiative specially designed for aspiring youths, business owners, entrepreneurs, executives, traders, managers of organizations and enterprises who desire to hoist their productivity to achieve success.
A serial entrepreneur and certified administrator who seats in the board of different organisations.
A graduate of Adult Education & Community Development.
A competent trainer, who will offer invaluable insights and guiding principles for performance in a world where increasingly complex problems emerge faster.
He is happily married and blessed with children.
Trina Kennedy, BAHSA, RSW
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Trina Kennedy is a heart-led changemaker, Registered Social Worker, coach, and speaker with over 30 years of experience. She empowers individuals to build resilience, strengthen wellbeing, and step into their greatness.
She is the award-winning author of From Trauma to Triumph and What Lies Between and a contributor to She Thrives: Navigating Health, Hormones and Healing, a collaborative work featuring 22 women sharing insights on thriving.
Through her Women-Centered Coaching, workshops, and the Wellbeing Bank Account framework, Trina supports individuals in breaking barriers, healing from struggle, and creating meaningful, purpose-filled lives.
She is also the recipient of the prestigious LEAD Global Impact Award 2025, recognized for her transformative contributions to mental health across Africa.
Christopher Emordi
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Mr. Christopher Emordi is a visionary entrepreneur, real estate developer, author, and business leader. He is the Group Managing Director of Dominion Pearl Group, a leading real estate and investment company with developments across Delta, Anambra, and Imo States.
With over a decade of experience in business management, finance, and real estate, he has successfully built and led multiple ventures, including Dominion Pearl Properties and Dominion Pearl Farm. His career reflects resilience, innovation, and a strong commitment to sustainable development and wealth creation.
Mr. Emordi is a Certified Management Specialist with distinction in Time Management from the London Graduate School and author of the book Dare to Succeed. He is also the founder of the Chris Emordi Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting widows, orphans, underprivileged individuals, and young entrepreneurs.
He currently serves as an Ambassador of the ECOWAS Youth Council and Vice Chairman of the Delta State Chapter of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN). He brings to the Board extensive experience in entrepreneurship, strategic leadership, business development, and social impact.
Dr. Idama Maxwell Omamuyo
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Dr. Idama Maxwell Omamuyo is a life coach, administrator, academic researcher, creative writer, compere, and community development practitioner with a passion for personal growth, education, and social impact.
In 2014, he graduated as the Best Graduating Student in Sociology from the Department of Sociology, Delta State University (DELSU), earning the prestigious Vice-Chancellor’s Prize and several academic awards from the Nigerian Sociological and Anthropological Students Association (NSASA), DELSU Chapter.
Driven by a commitment to continuous learning and academic excellence, he obtained a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Industrial Sociology with Distinction from DELSU in 2020. He subsequently earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Sociology from the same institution, further strengthening his expertise in research, social development, and human capacity building.
Dr. Omamuyo is happily married to Osaiya Stephanie Oshuwa, and they are blessed with a daughter.
Omoh Eriabie
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Mr. Omoh Eriabie is a developmental practitioner with over 20 years of experience in relationship management, business development, and operations across IT, telecoms, and oil and gas, where he pioneered several industry-first milestones.
He is committed to female leadership development, youth empowerment, and mental health advocacy. He currently serves as an Advisor to LEAD Community Foundation. He also contributes as a lived expert with MQ Mental Health UK on the Living Systematic Review of Oestrogen Treatment for Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder (LSR9) and other projects.
He is the Founder and CEO of Pyro Dynamics West Africa, a clean-tech startup that converts end-of-life tyres into ASTM-compliant diesel and other by-products.
Mr. Eriabie lives in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a devoted Christian and is married with children.